Samsung Galaxy S6

The Samsung Galaxy S6 is a flagship device coming from Samsung that runs the Android 5.0.2 Lollipop operating system out-of-the-box, featuring amazing specifications. Packed with a powerful processor, the Samsung Galaxy S6 makes for an amazing phone in its price point. This device is also available in several color options, such as white, black, gold and blue.

It consists of a 5.1-inch Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen having high quality QHD (2560x1440 pixels) display resolution which translates into a pixel density of 577 PPI. The display also features Corning's Gorilla Glass 4 technology for scratch resistance.

The Galaxy S6 offers a 16-megapixel rear camera with a /1.9 aperture. The device also features additional imaging options, such as optical image stabilisation, auto HDR, 4K video capture, dual video capture and IR white balance detection. There is also a 5-megapixel secondary camera that comes with an aperture of /1.9, making it an ideal device for low-light selfies. The device records videos at a resolution of 2160 pixels at 30fps.

The smartphone is powered by a 64-bit Exynos 7420 chipset with 14nm architecture. The octa-core processor includes a quad-core CPU clocked at 2.1GHz & another quad-core chipset clocked at 1.5GHz. It also has a Mali-T760MP8 GPU with eight cores, making it one of the fastest GPUs available in 2015.

In terms of memory, the Galaxy S6 has LPDDR4 RAM and 32GB internal storage which is designed using the UFS 2.0 standard, which allows faster data access. The fingerprint sensor of the Galaxy S6 has seen a generation of change. Unlike the S5's swipe based input, it works on touch to register a user ID, taking security to a whole new level.

The device transfers data through dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, LTE Cat 6, NFC, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth 4.1 and A-GPS. It also comes with a smart wallet service, Samsung Pay, that can double up as a credit or debit card when tapped against a shop's NFC chip reader to transmit magnetic stripe data.

The phone runs on a non-removable 2,550mAh battery on board and comes with fast charging option, which is capable of four hours' power back-up in just 10 minutes. The Galaxy S6 also has Qi (WPC) and PMA wireless charging support. This Samsung device also offers an Ultra Power Saving mode in which you can reduce your battery usage by canceling unnecessary functions and giving you more flexibility in terms of sustaining your battery.

In terms of connectivity, the Samsung S6 offers several options - WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, NFC, Infrared port and a microUSB 2.0 slot.